Crisis in Africa: Future wars could be for water, not oil
3 years, 5 months ago

Crisis in Africa: Future wars could be for water, not oil

India Today  

Scientists and think tanks opine that wars of the future will be fought over water. Ethiopia’s primary reservation centres on Egypt’s arguments citing its so-called historical rights to Nile water. As Ethiopia just completed the second stage of the same on July 19, Egypt continues to insist that the rapid filling of the reservoir in upstream Ethiopia could cause drastic reduction in water supplies downstream. A monitoring station located at the border between Ethiopia and Sudan showed that the Nile’s water level has plummeted 100 million cubic meters between July 12 and 13, Sudanese government logs show. The way ahead Both Ethiopia and Egypt see Nile water as an issue of national security and an existential one.

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Ten countries agree Nile water-sharing deal despite Egypt opposition
2 months, 1 week ago

Ten countries agree Nile water-sharing deal despite Egypt opposition

The Independent  

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Sudan and Ethiopia are nearing a fight over land and water
3 years, 3 months ago

Sudan and Ethiopia are nearing a fight over land and water

Al Jazeera  

Humanitarian agencies and the international community have rightly decried the growing conflict within Ethiopia as a humanitarian disaster. The Sudanese military has been adamant about defending its control of the territory, and Sudan’s interim Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was recently quoted during a visit to al-Fashqa as declaring that, “We want our relationship to be good with Ethiopia, but we …

Egypt, Sudan urge UN action on Nile dam, Ethiopia says ‘no’
3 years, 5 months ago

Egypt, Sudan urge UN action on Nile dam, Ethiopia says ‘no’

The Hindu  

Egypt and Sudan urged the UN Security Council on Thursday to undertake “preventive diplomacy” and call for a legally binding agreement to resolve a dispute with Ethiopia over the availability of water from its dam on the Nile river, but Ethiopia insisted the matter can be solved by the African Union and many council members agreed. while preventing the inflicting …

Egypt, Sudan urge UN action on Nile dam, Ethiopia says 'no'
3 years, 5 months ago

Egypt, Sudan urge UN action on Nile dam, Ethiopia says 'no'

The Independent  

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Sudan invites Ethiopia, Egypt to Nile Dam summit
3 years, 8 months ago

Sudan invites Ethiopia, Egypt to Nile Dam summit

Al Jazeera  

Egypt regards the dam as an existential threat to its water supplies, while Khartoum fears its own dams would be harmed. Sudan’s prime minister has invited his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts to a closed-door meeting to discuss the long-running dispute over Addis Ababa’s mega-dam on the Blue Nile, his office said. Ever since the construction began on the $4.6bn dam …

Egypt leader in 1st South Sudan visit talks Nile, stability
4 years ago

Egypt leader in 1st South Sudan visit talks Nile, stability

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — In the first visit by an Egyptian president to South Sudan, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said he and President Salva Kiir discussed regional security and the usage of Nile waters, but he didn’t mention the country currently at the heart of either issue, Ethiopia. The region has been watching to see whether Egypt would try to take …

‘Means our death’: Egyptian farmers fear effect of Ethiopia dam
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Means our death’: Egyptian farmers fear effect of Ethiopia dam

Al Jazeera  

The prospect of the mega-dam is a new worry for Egyptian farmers with water scarcity already a major problem. Now, Abu Kassem fears a dam Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the Nile’s main tributary, could add to the severe water shortages already hitting his village if no deal is struck to ensure a continued flow of water. It …

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume AU-led talks over disputed dam
4 years, 4 months ago

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume AU-led talks over disputed dam

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Three key Nile basin countries on Sunday resumed online negotiations led by the African Union to resolve a years-long dispute over a giant hydroelectric dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, Egyptian and Ethiopian officials said. The two downstream nations, Egypt and Sudan, have repeatedly insisted Ethiopia must not start filling the reservoir without reaching a …

Ethiopia, Egypt reach ‘major common understanding’ on dam
4 years, 5 months ago

Ethiopia, Egypt reach ‘major common understanding’ on dam

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — Ethiopia’s prime minister said Tuesday his country, Egypt and Sudan have reached a “major common understanding which paves the way for a breakthrough agreement” on a massive dam project that has led to sharp regional tensions and led some to fear military conflict. Ethiopia has said the rising water is from heavy rains, and the new statement said …

Tensions over Nile River dam project as heavy rain sows confusion
4 years, 5 months ago

Tensions over Nile River dam project as heavy rain sows confusion

CNN  

CNN — Nine years of talks and several fragile agreements over how to share the water of the world’s longest river were almost thrown out of the window last week — all because of a bout of heavy rain. Satellite images released last Tuesday by the US-based company Maxar Technologies showed water pooling in a reservoir behind a controversial dam …

Egypt is backed into a corner over the Nile dam – it may have no choice but to go to war
4 years, 5 months ago

Egypt is backed into a corner over the Nile dam – it may have no choice but to go to war

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AP Interview: Ethiopia to fill disputed dam, deal or no deal
4 years, 6 months ago

AP Interview: Ethiopia to fill disputed dam, deal or no deal

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — It’s a clash over water usage that Egypt calls an existential threat and Ethiopia calls a lifeline for millions out of poverty. The years-long dispute pits Ethiopia’s desire to become a major power exporter and development engine against Egypt’s concern that the dam will significantly curtail its water supply if filled too quickly. This week some …

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